News about Korean new media such as Internet and mobile tech but also on conventional media such as TV, radio, film and newspapers. Purpose of this blog is to function as reference material for a research project (2006-2009) on Korean media and new media, a part of the OED research group and funded by HS Foundation (see: Affiliations). Special thanks to research assistant Katja Heinonen who took care of the blog in 2007-2008.

Friday, May 16, 2008

After a slump of several years, 2007 marked a return to glory for the U.S. film industry. It was as if a Big Bang of creativity unleashed an array of great films across multiple genres, from action and adventure to high art. The former includes "300" and "Transformers," and the latter the Coen Brother's "No Country for Old Men", Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited" and Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood."

This year's Jeonju International Film Festival will allow local cinema fans to experience in person this renewal of American film. ...